Pooraka railway station

Pooraka railway station was located approximately 12.9 km by rail from Adelaide on the now closed Northfield branch line. The station opened as Abattoirs railway station in 1913, at the same time the Gepps Cross Abattoirs opened adjacent to the station. The name was changed to Pooraka in December 1940.[1] Pooraka station was located to the west of Main North Road. The station was closed to passengers in 1987 but some cattle trains still used the nearby stock ramp sidings until the early 1990s. The signal cabin and station shelter were demolished but both platforms are still in place, but heavily overgrown.

References

  1. ↑ "A Brief History of the Dry Creek to Stockade Railway". Catch Point. May 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
Preceding station   TransAdelaide   Following station
toward Adelaide
Northfield line
Terminus

Coordinates: 34°50′08″S 138°36′29″E / 34.8356°S 138.6080°E / -34.8356; 138.6080


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